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Found this info on a random website. Found it pretty interesting. Granted its from a pencil/paper edition rpg game I found it pretty interesting. Which got me thinking bout an interesting idea for a FS Ranger ability. Any Master Ranger who has all the boxes of Survival in Enhanced Sense(or whatever it is) would get a stalker type message whenever someone came about with a jedi tef. This would make a great use for Rangers in assisting jedi in gameplay. Also, it could eventually land a Ranger on the BH terminals.... lol. Granted we wouldnt lose as much as a Jedi for dying but would liven things up a bit. Would be a great plus to being a Ranger and add something to the game in regards to actual StarWarsiness.

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Just a thought.

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In June, Wizards of the Coast released the Hero's Guide, a 160-page, full-color hardcover accessory for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game. The book features new prestige classes, feats, combat tactics, equipment, Force traditions, and character options for players. It's designed to help players create memorable Star Wars heroes and customize their characters' abilities. The Hero's Guide also includes variant class abilities, multiclass character archetypes (a concept first introduced in Star Wars Gamer magazine), alternative uses for skills, and rules for cybernetics and martial arts.

This third and final Hero's Guide excerpt introduces the Antarian Rangers, an elite paramilitary group that serves the interests of the Jedi whenever they can.

The Antarian Rangers are a unique paramilitary organization of non-Force-users who, unlike many citizens of the galaxy, do not fear the power of the Jedi and actively assist them whenever possible. The Antarian Rangers dedicate their lives to acting as support troops for the Jedi, and are deployed in reconnaissance and covert operations to make the work of the Jedi easier. Often tasked with doing what some would consider the "dirty work," the Rangers are treated by the Jedi Council with indifference. The opinions of individual Jedi vary, however, and many work closely with them and truly value their service.

An organization with just over a thousand total members, the Antarian Rangers are as diverse as the Jedi they serve. Typically, those Jedi who choose to make use of the organization deal with a small group of Rangers with whom they are familiar, and rely on the same Rangers repeatedly. Some Jedi actually have semipermanent Antarian Ranger companions who travel the stars with them and assist them in a fashion similar to the Padawan-Master relationship. Whenever a Jedi wants a traveling companion or aide, typically one to three Rangers accompany him on his journeys. Otherwise, the various branches of the Antarian Rangers train, hone their skills, and prepare for a time when they will be needed to assist the Jedi in whatever way they can.
A member of the
Gotal species.

The Antarian Rangers were founded some 600 years before the Clone Wars and continued to flourish up until the rise of the Empire. On the planet Antar 4, home of the Gotal species, a Coruscant-born Human Jedi Knight named Marus Timpel was performing routine duties that brought him into contact with a being who was turned down for Jedi training. Kaskutal, a Gotal with limited Force sensitivity, had been turned away as a child by Timpel himself and had gone on to become a very successful and wealthy businessman specializing in trade negotiations and intercessions. The two become fast friends, and during their discussions, Timpel expressed his frustrations with the limitations his Jedi lifestyle put on his travels and available resources. Kaskutal, still harboring admiration for the Jedi despite being turned away, offered to help and raised funds and resources from donors and investors to create an organization to help alleviate those problems. This organization came to be known as the Antarian Rangers, and it soon spread beyond Antar 4 into the rest of the galaxy.

In the early years, the organization was small but ambitious. Kaskutal, the first true Antarian Ranger, used his minor Force sensitivity, Gotal senses, and business acumen to assist Timpel throughout the rest of his career. Upon Timpel's death, Kaskutal relegated himself to a more administrative role, seeing to it that the organization formed branches throughout the galaxy. Within 50 years, the Antarian Rangers had divisions in several well-populated systems, including Corellia, Brentaal, Ruan, and Coruscant.

Over time, the expansion throughout the Core Worlds caused the organization to become Human-dominant, but other species did join the cause and sometimes rose into positions of leadership. The Jedi, being more loosely organized at the time, did not discourage the growth of the organization, as the Rangers proved their usefulness without drawing upon Jedi resources. Thanks to good investment decisions and some savvy business deals, Kaskutal ensured that the Rangers were financially stable, if not overly wealthy.

As the Clone Wars approached and the Jedi Council took a more traditionalist stance in policy, the Rangers found fewer and fewer Jedi calling upon them for help. Some branches disbanded due to inactivity, while others used their combat training and entrepreneurial skills to become freelance mercenaries or sector defense forces.

The organization, reduced to less than half its former size, found a brief revitalization with the onset of the Clone Wars. The Rangers found themselves suddenly in demand; the Jedi, outnumbered and unable to sufficiently defend the galaxy against the threat of the Separatists, once again called upon the Rangers for aid. As Jedi-Ranger pairings become more commonplace once more, the group saw a brief surge in membership before the rise of the Empire.

As the Sith Lord Darth Vader and the Emperor eradicated the Jedi, the Antarian Rangers found themselves hunted in a similar fashion. With a bounty on the heads of the known Rangers and the threat of Inquisitors looming over them, the remaining branches of the Antarian Rangers went into hiding. One group of Antarian Rangers, led by a Feeorin named Solm, openly opposed the tyranny of the Empire, but for the most part the Rangers went into seclusion or disbanded entirely in order to avoid capture. The hidden enclave at Toprawa, home of Wraith Squadron member Tyria Sarkin, was eliminated by the Empire in a case that became typical of the eventual destruction of the Rangers.

With Luke Skywalker's Jedi Order rising after the defeat of the Empire, a small group of Antarian Rangers from the old days has tried to revitalize the organization with limited success. Primarily assisting with Luke Skywalker's "Great River" and helping combat the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, this new group of Rangers numbers at no more than 50 or 60 beings.
Antarian Ranger Sympathy

Though not condoned or supported by the Jedi themselves, the Antarian Rangers are a well respected (if not widely known) organization. Though many are wary of any independent organization that goes about so heavily armed during the relative peace of the Old Republic, the Rangers have suffered almost none of the negative publicity surrounding the Jedi and those associated with them. Those intimidated by the awesome powers of the Jedi sometimes seek out the Rangers as a less intimidating means of contributing to the cause.

The Antarian Rangers are a natural place for those without the ability to touch the Force to turn to in fulfilling dreams of connecting with the Force. Additionally, in the days when rules on emotional attachment for the Jedi were lax, some Jedi and Antarian Rangers intermarried. As a result, Jedi occasionally have family, as well as ideological, ties to the Rangers. With the rise of the Empire, the Rangers were hunted as fervently as the Jedi by Lord Vader and the Inquisitors. Any discovered to be associated with the Antarian Rangers faced the same punishment as those connected with the Rebel Alliance or who harbored fugitive Jedi. Sympathizing with the Antarian Rangers can be a dangerous choice at times, and the organization requires dedication and loyalty not often found in the galaxy.

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BioEngine wrote:

That makes me want to start the Antarian Rangers back up on Bloodfin. If only we had enough dedicated Rangers on that server....

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The organization is just getting started on Gorath but I'm seeing a good number of Rangers wanting to be involved. I saw this new content on the AR for the first time yesterday, pretty cool.


Plunk

The Antarian Rangers are strong on the Chilastra Server. We have over 30 members. Close to 10 Master Rangers, the rest are Scouts or Novice Ranger also some support professions.

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earthshredder wrote:
The Antarian Rangers are strong on the Chilastra Server. We have over 30 members. Close to 10 Master Rangers, the rest are Scouts or Novice Ranger also some support professions.

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How did you organize it Irarda? Are you a complete guild or a loose un-official PA? Many Rangers on Gorath are deeply imbedded into their current guilds and I don't want to force anyone to leave them if they don't want to. But at the same time, many others are screaming for an all Ranger/Scout guild with the AR guild title.

If we do guild, the city will be named New Antara


Plunk

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BioEngine wrote:

That makes me want to start the Antarian Rangers back up on Bloodfin. If only we had enough dedicated Rangers on that server....

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Wow, where have youbeen?. There is a guild of about 32 Antarian Rangers with their own city on Bloodfin; I've been a member sincejust about launch.Only thing required is that your Rebel. Currently have about 5Rangers and the rest of us carry some scout.

Geor

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KundoJet wrote:

I'm hoping the AR show up in Ep. 3 (no spoilers, please - I haven't even watched the trailers, never mind read the book!), but if not there, perhaps in the live-action series Lucas is planning to take place between Ep 3 and 4.

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You and me both, how freaking cool would that be? An Official George Lucas Endorsment of Rangers hehe.